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In this third book of Joseph Altsheler's Civil War series, Harry Kenton, a lieutenant in the Southern Army, is on scout patrol in the Shenandoah Valley.

World War Two was the greatest conflict in human history.

This is a story of pioneering courage and compassion in the New World. Jeanne dreamed of devoting her life to caring for others.

When Emily Stowe was born in Ontario in 1831, every girl’s life followed a set pattern.

"Ten Days That Shook the World" is American journalist and socialist John Reed's first-hand account of the Russian October Revolution of 1917.

This book tells the story of the unique bond between Captain Walters and his schooner the Bluenose.

Pictures from Italy is a travelogue by Charles Dickens, written in 1846.

The invasion attempt on Upper Canada by a new and vastly improved American army in the first six months of 1814.

In 1987, skeletal remains were encountered during excavation just west of Old Fort Erie, in Ontario’s Niagara Peninsula.

The story of African Canadians who fled slavery in the United States but returned to enlist in the Union forces during the American Civil War.

A harrowing tale of human intelligence pitted against the forces of nature.

A vibrant, richly illustrated commemorative book celebrating the first 30 years of Roy Thomson Hall, one of Canada’s most famous performance venues.

Stories of the evolution of Willowdale from its earliest acquisition of land to today’s urban environment. In 1855, Willowdale’s post office opened in Jacob Cummer’s store on Yonge Street.

In the Shadow of the Pole explains how the Arctic came to be part of Canada.

Historian Gavin K. Watt offers a fresh interpretation of the 1775 Invasion of Canada.